Dragon Quest Monsters (series): Difference between revisions

'''Dragon Quest Monsters''' (ドラゴンクエストモンスターズ ''Doragon Kuesuto Monsutāzu'') or '''Dragon Warrior Monsters''', as it was first known in North America, is a spin-off series of the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' games. Published by [[Enix Corporation]] until the merger with Square, newer titles have since been published by [[Square Enix]]. ''Dragon Quest Monsters'' sets the player in a medieval/fantasy world filled with magic, monsters and knights, yet unlike the original ''Dragon Quest'' games, the player's character doesn't do any of the fighting in battles; instead the player has to rely on capturing, breeding and raising monsters to do the fighting for them. The concept originated from monster catching introduced when ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'' was released in 1992. The character and monster designs are by ''Dragon Ball'' creator, [[Akira Toriyama]].

The first title in the series was released in Japan on September 25, 1998 (as ''Dragon Quest Monsters'')[1] and in North America in December 1999.[2] It was released for the [[Game Boy]] Color before the console itself was released, however the cartridge was backward-compatible with the older Game Boy in black-and-white.

The second ''Dragon Quest Monsters'' game for the Game Boy Color featured two different versions of the same game, Cobi's Journey (Ruka's Journey in Japan) and Tara's Adventure (Iru's Adventure in Japan). Unlike the first game, this one focuses on attaining keys to unlock new worlds to explore and find monsters.

:''See main article [[Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2]]''

''Dragon Quest Monsters 1+2'' is a remake of the original Game Boy games for the PlayStation, and was released only in Japan. The game featured updated graphics and a new interface.

''Caravan Heart'' is the third game in the series, released only in Japan for the Game Boy Advance, although a Fan translation exists. It features Keifer, the prince from ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.

''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker'' for the [[Nintendo DS]], initially revealed through the publication ''Shonen Jump'' was released in Japan on December 28, 2006 and in North America on November 6, 2007.  It is the latest available English installment in the series and was the first to be featured in full 3D. The game is set around a tournament referred to as the Joker GP. It also features Wi-Fi multiplayer play through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and full 3D movement and battles. Unlike the other games in the series, this game has no random battles.

''Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3'' was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] in Japan, so far exclusively, in March 2016. There are no immediate plans to localize the game.

A battles consist of one to three opposing monsters displayed in the center of the screen, with your own monsters Name, HP, MP and Level displayed at the top of the screen.

*''Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru's Adventure'' (2001) - Game Boy Color

*''Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart'' (2003) - [[Game Boy]] Advance

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